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Billie Eilish's third album, created as always alongside her brother and collaborator Finneas, is titled <em>Hit Me Hard and Soft.</em>

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  • Music

Billie Eilish finally remembers who she is

Speaking alongside brother/collaborator Finneas, Eilish says she discovered a new self-awareness on Hit Me Hard and Soft, after years of seeing herself through others' eyes.

May 17, 2024
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By:
  • Leila Fadel and
  • Phil Harrell
Poder Latinx canvasser Humberto Orjuela helps Andres Navarro register to vote in a Presidente Supermarket parking lot in Orlando on April 20. New restrictions in Florida have made voter registration work more difficult for Poder Latinx and other third-party groups.

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  • Elections

Groups that register voters are feeling besieged by new state laws

New Republican-backed laws in several states add large fines or criminal penalties for minor mistakes in voter registration work. As groups pull back, they're reaching fewer voters.

May 16, 2024
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By:
  • Aaron Mendelson and
  • Ashley Lopez

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  • Education

Why children with disabilities are missing school and losing skills

A special education staffing crisis is raging through many U.S. school districts. It's taking a toll on students and families.

May 16, 2024
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  • Cory Turner
An Israeli army soldier walks past a main battle tank stationed at a position near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on April 30.

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  • World

How Israel's military investigates itself in cases of possible wrongdoing

Since last October, complaints have included Israeli soldiers firing on unarmed Palestinian refugees and the killing of World Central Kitchen aid workers when Israeli drones fired on their convoy.

May 16, 2024
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  • Rob Schmitz
The U.S. Justice Department says Boeing broke a deferred prosecution deal with the government following a pair of fatal 737 Max crashes more than five years ago.

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  • Business

DOJ says Boeing broke deal that avoided prosecution after 2 fatal 737 Max crashes

Boeing has violated the terms of a deal to avoid prosecution after the fatal crashes of two 737 Max planes more than five years ago, the Department of Justice told a federal judge on Tuesday.

May 16, 2024
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By:
  • Joel Rose
Boston defender Emily Brown (2) is defended by Montreal forward Kristin O'Neill (43) during the third period of a PWHL playoff hockey game Tuesday, May 14, 2024, in Lowell, Mass. (AP Photo/Mark Stockwell)

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  • Sports

Why women's pro hockey may be here to stay — and how you can stream playoffs for free

The Professional Women's Hockey League is nearing the end of its first season. Past women's hockey leagues have failed. Will the PWHL survive?

May 15, 2024
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  • H.J. Mai
Serj Tankian, singer for System of a Down

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  • Author Interviews

System of a Down's Serj Tankian on his memoir, why a new album hasn't come since 2005

System of a Down singer Serj Tankian covers fleeing the Lebanese Civil War as a child, advocating for recognition of the Armenian Genocide, and why his band hasn't made a new album since 2005.

May 14, 2024
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  • Kaity Kline,
  • Phil Harrell,
  • and 1 more

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'Brotherless Night,' an ambitious novel about Sri Lankan civil war, wins $150K prize

The Carol Shields Prize for Fiction is a relatively new literary award given to women and nonbinary authors. This year's winner is V.V. Ganeshananthan for her book Brotherless Night.

May 14, 2024
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  • Andrew Limbong
Dr. Thorsten Siess shows the Impella.

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  • Health

He invented a successful medical device as a student. Here's his advice for new grads

When Thorsten Siess was in graduate school, he came up with the idea for a heart device that's now been used in hundreds of thousands of patients around the world.

May 14, 2024
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  • Sydney Lupkin
A giant Mercedes-Benz logo towers over the tree line at the Mercedes-Benz U.S. International plant in Vance, Ala., on June 7, 2017.

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  • Business

Auto workers in Alabama are voting on joining a union. Here's what you need to know

Workers at Mercedes-Benz in Alabama start voting this week on whether to join the United Auto Workers union. Last month, Volkswagen workers in Tennessee voted overwhelmingly to unionize.

May 13, 2024
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By:
  • Andrea Hsu and
  • Stephan Bisaha
Michael Cohen leaves his apartment building on his way to Manhattan criminal court on Monday.

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  • Law

Michael Cohen, Trump's ex-fixer, testifies about hush money payment to Stormy Daniels

Jurors heard Cohen confirm two key details on the stand: Trump knew about a settlement negotiation to Stormy Daniels and Trump directed Cohen to make that payment because of the election.

May 13, 2024
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By:
  • Ximena Bustillo and
  • NPR Washington Desk
Research shows kids who spend two hours a day outside are less likely to develop myopia.

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  • Children's Health

Want to protect your kids' eyes from myopia? Get them to play outside

Childhood myopia, or nearsightedness, is growing rapidly in the U.S. and around the world. Researchers say kids who spend two hours outside every day, are less likely to develop the condition.

May 13, 2024
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By:
  • Maria Godoy
Vinay Patel, head of Fairbrook Hotels, owns 11 hotels around Virginia.

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  • Business

With 'bleisure' and fewer workers, the American hotel is in recovery

A new type of traveler is part of the post-pandemic reset at U.S. hotels, along with fewer daily cleanings and pancake-slinging machines.

May 13, 2024
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By:
  • Alina Selyukh
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas talks with NPR's Morning Edition Wednesday, May 8, 2024, at the department's headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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  • National

Is Biden's border plan working? Here's how the top immigration official says it is

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas sat with Morning Edition to discuss the president's approach to migrant arrivals and where he feels the strategy has worked.

May 11, 2024
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By:
  • Obed Manuel
Switzerland's Nemo rehearses "The Code" before the second semifinal.

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  • Television

Eurovision 2024: Here are the songs with the best shot at glory

Another year, another glitter-filled spectacle known as the Eurovision Song Contest. The Grand Final airs Saturday at 3:00 p.m. ET on Peacock in the United States.

May 11, 2024
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  • Glen Weldon
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